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https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2026/02/FEATURE-Hospital-NHE-Analysis-02.12.26-1.png1600900This data note analyzes the extent to which hospital spending has contributed to the growth in national health expenditures in recent years and over the long term using data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Health Expenditures Accounts (NHEA).